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COW Minutes 1992 07-16-92 i UNITED CITY OF THE VILLAGE OF YORKVILLE COMMITTEE 1\1IN=ES •L DATE OF MEETING J ]ly 16,1992 ATTENDEES LOCATION Yorkville City Hall ELECTED OFFICIALS Bill Baird PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED M YES Mayor Ken Kittoe Jack Jones ❑ NO Pat Clark Bob Fey TIME CONVENED 7:�4 p.m. Ralph Pfister Cliff Jahp TIME ADJOURNED 11:07 p.m. Minutes by: Pamela K. Ellertson OTRERs Don Peck, Chief Tony Graff, Brenda Thanep hn Delene Drew DISCUSSION ( IDENTIFY BY NUMBER) 1.) On behalf of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Parkview, Ralph Pfister asked each alderman to give h;s er. Qpjn;nn regarding the possible restoration of Parkview. Everyone present including Chief Graff and Mayor Kittoe commented that the idea of using Parkview as a City Building is not promising and does not fit into our city plan at the present time. Mr. Pfister will convey this consensus to the school board at next week's meeting. The possibility of constructing a new building will be discussed in_the future. 2_) Rill Baird gave a short demonstration of a computer disk which is used for devising city mans. The disk costs $300.00. Alderman Baird will bring information in the future re- garding this system and also the possibility of using a cartologist group.from NIU to make the maps. 3.) An IBM representative will be here July 30 for a demonstration of possible computer system installation. 4.) It was noted that the city was overcharged by TM the past year. Delene Drew estimated that the city will be refunded approximately $1,800.00. 5.) Dan Kramer stated that he believes that TM does not have the right to charge extra for appliances which contain a high amount of CFCs. He recommended inviting a TCD representati� for the July 30 meeting for discussion of the mattter. -6..) There will be a Personnel Committee Meeting next Monday. Members will be notified of the time the meeting will begin. 7� Alderman Jones recommended awarding plaques to the two water operators who have upgraded their licenses. He will bring this recommendation to Council next week. CITY OF YW6WILLE ' • COMMITTEE MINUTES PAGE NO. 2 8.) Alderman Jones wi l l gatp,pr the nost Psmmat�� yp t �;nm in the C,hamhPr of CnmmP,P GUid( He'll let Council know next week. 9.) Mayor Kittoe notified Council of the recent passim of Mrs. Huston, Dick Huston's wife. A visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, July 17 at the funeral have in Ynrkuj l l P Ql cn� a r7nnai:i nn wi l l hP ma(lP in P/fr�� Hi i-,tnn'c hnnnr 1-p t,h,p_(',an�c�r ,Snol Pty or a similar sup on rt group. 10.) Don Peck suggested hiring a firm to perform a two-phase ATS Canputerized Comprehensive Leak Detection and Location Survey. He will bring this proposal to Council next week. 11.) By the second meeting in August, the annexation of K & K Well Drilling should be ready to complete. 12.) Mr. Kramer explained that Mr. Sanderson (owner of property where Wholesale Tire is located) was unhappy with the location of the new building that the bowling alley is constructing. Mr. Peck assured Mr. Sanderson that the Council was not aware that this was the planned location of the building. 13.) Alderman Fey asked Mr. Kramer about the possibility of shortening the contract that the City has with Commonwealth Edison. The present contract is for 58 years with a - year cancellation provision. Pte. Kramer will look into the matter and return to committee with further information. 14.) Pat Clark asked about the Midas Muffler Shop that the Fishers are putting in. They will be required to bring in the EPA annually to provide a safety check report for the City, rather than making it the City's responsibility. 15.) Dan Kramer reported that althoughthe levy need not be completed until December he would _ still like to work on it in August or September. 16.) The paving of the east 200 ft. of Washington St. will cost about $1,900.00. 17.) Don Peck showed a drawing of the additional parking that will be installed at the Beecher Center. The City's cost will be approximately $6000.00. The total cost is about $30,000.01 The proposal will be brought to the Council next week for approval. 18.) On August 3, the railroad company will be replacing the track in/near downtown Yorkville. Excavating will begin August 10 and replacement of the ballast will begin August 17. It is probable that Morgan St. will be the only intersection open west of Rt. 47 for this three week period. CITY OF YORKVILLE COMMITTEE MINUTES PAGE NO. 19.) Ralph Pfister reported that there have been complaints from Olsen St. residents that the street is in great need of repair. This area of town will be concentrated on in the future. 20.) The topic of allowing other communities to borrow equipment such as sewer jets, etc. was discussed. Don Peck will check with Mr. Kramer regarding the liability to the City under such conditions. 21.) Commlittee is in general agreement that the City should pay the $895.00 clean-up and loss cost for damage at Leonard Stemmet's home. The damage was due to a sewer main back-up. Council will vote on this next week. 22_) Tlily 28 at 7:00 B.m. there is a meeting at YNB for the Chamber of Commerce, the City, and the downtown business owners. The topice will be "beautification" of the downtown area. 23.) Jack Jones has reported that a citizen in Ward 1 has persistantly asked for installation of Children Playing signs on Spring St., McHugh Rd.., and Main St. Don Peck explained the disonance between having warning signs such as these on a main thoroughfar. 24.) Motion to adiourn to Executive to consider information regarding appointment, employment, or dismissal of an empjoyee or officer. (10:15 p.m.) 25.) Delene Drew suggested making a change to the master insurance plan which would change the 90 day waiting period to the lst of the month after 90 days to avoid paying a full month for a partial month coverage. 26.) Bill Baird will set up a joint meeting with Council members and the employees of the Beecher Center. They have mentioned many complaints to Mr. Baird regarding.condition of the building and other topics. 27.) There will be a meeting within the next 10 days to discuss the City Council's offer t1t­ to the Collective Bargain Unit. 28.) Chief Graff expressed concern that there is confusion among the citizens between the Yorkville Professional Policeman's Assocation and the Yorkville Police Department. He will speak on WSPY tomorrow to inform citizens that although the Association is soliciting funds for a children's safety booklet, some of the funds will go toward the unit's legal fees. 29.,) Elmhurst Bike Race will come through Yorkville July 26th. 30.) Chief Graff will ask for Alderman to -"host" a "meet-your neighbor" night on August 4 from 8-10 p.m. He asked for volunteers by the next committee meeting. McDonalds will promote the 'I i cr f nut" at Cn it se might nn .Ttt13 31 24) Motion-Fey Second - Pfister Roll call vote Fey - Aye Jones - Aye Pfister - Aye- jahp Aye Baird - Ave Motion carries unanimously.